Workers' Compensation News
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Golden State Accounts for 20% of National Comp Payments
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11/15/2021
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California accounted for 12% of all jobs covered by workers’ compensation in the year before the pandemic, 14.4% of all covered wages and 19.7% of all indemnity and medical benefits, according to data from the National Academy of Social Insurance.
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Governors Act to Stop Federal Vaccination Requirement
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11/08/2021
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans to file a lawsuit to prevent the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration from enforcing an emergency workplace safety standard that would mandate vaccinations or regular testing for COVID-19 among large employers.
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Gov. Signs CIGA Bond Bill
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10/01/2021
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill extending the deadline for the California Insurance Guarantee Association to issue bonds to cover claim costs arising from insolvencies of workers’ compensation carriers.
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Governor Vetoes Apportionment Discrimination Bill
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09/30/2021
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed an unopposed bill that would have prohibited apportioning disability to race, gender and other characteristics, and he said training qualified medical evaluators and agreed medical evaluators is the best way to prevent discriminatory apportionment determination...Read More
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Governor Reappoints Administrative Law Judges
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09/20/2021
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced the reappointment of four administrative law judges in the Department of Workers’ Claims, all effective Jan. 1.
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